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Unsure if posted elsewhere, Emus 62 and 64 have been withdrawn from revenue service as of yesterday and are currently stabled in the banyo stabling yards until such time they are taken off tracks. Couldn't find an appropriate thread to post this, apologies.

Unsure if posted elsewhere, Emus 62 and 64 have been withdrawn from revenue service as of yesterday and are currently stabled in the banyo stabling yards until such time they are taken off tracks. Couldn't find an appropriate thread to post this, apologies.

Unsure if posted elsewhere, Emus 62 and 64 have been withdrawn from revenue service as of yesterday and are currently stabled in the banyo stabling yards until such time they are taken off tracks. Couldn't find an appropriate thread to post this, apologies.

On 21 September 2001 a freight train derailed near Petrie and collided with two empty EMUs, EMU05 and EMU60. Two carriages from EMU05 and one carriage of EMU60 were badly damaged and scrapped. The remaining three carriages were combined and returned to service as EMU60. EMU carriages EM160, EM205 and EM105, were not repairable and EMU05 was the first unit to be withdrawn from service. The current EMU60 is made out of carriages EM305 (Renumbered EM160), 260 and 460.

^ it is bit of a worry. We need to see how many more. It is possible that these units are ones that have been giving a lot of problems so with a little bit of slack now with the NGRs they have decided to put them out of service.

If it gets too far down the track and a legal injunction against the NGRs happens where will we be then? Adelaide will look good hey?

It looks like the ones being withdrawn first are the single-ended sets which I believe only have 6 motors as opposed to eight in the other EMUs. I wonder if this contributed to them wearing out faster?

ICE set 152/158 is still going strong (actually caught 7158 tonight). Saw 153/156 only last week. Haven't seen 154/157 & 151/155 for a few months now. Will keep an eye out for 63/77, spotted the latter only two days ago (but things can change quickly). Thanks for the heads-up Otto.

ICE set 152/158 is still going strong (actually caught 7158 tonight). Saw 153/156 only last week. Haven't seen 154/157 & 151/155 for a few months now. Will keep an eye out for 63/77, spotted the latter only two days ago (but things can change quickly). Thanks for the heads-up Otto.

Couldn't get numbers as not visible from the road (and driving) but the ICE was there, as well as two EMU (one a bandicoot) and an NGR. Caboolture north west yard was empty, perhaps why the two EMU's at Elimbah.

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Have heard 63/77 and 64/74 being kept as backup due to Bombardier not able to keep supply up for peak services.

How can that be when Ngrs only run on the Gold Coast - Airport line? Emus haven't operated to the Gold coast for a while and very rarely to the Airport. Unless they need them for the Doomben line?

Obviously won't be direct coverage. They'll take an IMU, service from somewhere else to cover the NRG then use the EMU to cover that. My source says this will be only as a very last resort though and this will continue to be the case for up to 6 months.

I'd have thought many of the EMU units had a good few years left in them! Still pretty solid work-horses!We're going to be short of trains if they ever do REALLY build CRR and want to run, what a Sydney/Melbourne, would see as say a mid 1980's timetable!!!

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I'd have thought many of the EMU units had a good few years left in them! Still pretty solid work-horses!We're going to be short of trains if they ever do REALLY build CRR and want to run, what a Sydney/Melbourne, would see as say a mid 1980's timetable!!!

They're starting to come to the end of there 10yr overhaul period. QR doesn't want to spend the money overhauling them again. The NGR implementation really has cocked up the retirement process.

I'm in EM160 (EMU 60 mentioned earlier), it doesn't look far from being withdrawn. Paint is badly peeling on the door, carpets are a mess, one light flickering and there is vandal scratching on every windows.

Needs to go the same way as the BTQ07 tower at Mt Cootha which is scheduled for dismantling soon.

I'm in EM160 (EMU 60 mentioned earlier), it doesn't look far from being withdrawn. Paint is badly peeling on the door, carpets are a mess, one light flickering and there is vandal scratching on every windows.

Needs to go the same way as the BTQ07 tower at Mt Cootha which is scheduled for dismantling soon.

I'm in 160 now and they must have fixed that liight at least...And there's scratchings on pretty much every window on every train

I'd have thought many of the EMU units had a good few years left in them! Still pretty solid work-horses!We're going to be short of trains if they ever do REALLY build CRR and want to run, what a Sydney/Melbourne, would see as say a mid 1980's timetable!!!

Hahahaha. And as I say this ICE156 is dead in the water north of glasshouse mountains. ATP is also being triggered with all crew now in the cab keeping the train running. Crew are to disable the door soon. Bad luck for anyone wanting to use Traverston tonight haha. Edit: train is under way but is now dead again just south of Landsborough.